Cryptic did a particularly masterful job on the archetypes; they're close enough to the CoH archetypes to balance in PvP, but different enough to foster new tactics and game play. Instead of Tankers, Scrappers, Blasters, Defenders and Controllers, players can play as Brutes, a tank-like melee class; Stalkers, a stealthier class centered on high damage and sneaking around; Masterminds, a summoner class; Dominators, a class with many status effect skills; or Corrupters, a hybrid damage dealer/buffer.